JP3302584B2 - Drop bar guide for lifting hardware and door body provided with the same - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a drop bar guide of a metal fitting such as a French dropper provided on a child door of a double door and a locker provided on a gate, and a door body provided with the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of drop bar guide, one applied to a drop of a child door in France is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 62-110.
463. A drop bar guide is provided in the lower part of the vertical frame in the French drop, and a guide hole for guiding the drop bar in the vertical direction is formed in the drop bar guide. At the edge of the guide hole, a sliding member made of rubber, resin, or the like is attached so as to slide on the drop bar in preference to the guide surface of the guide hole and prevent rattling of the drop bar. ing. The sliding member is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, and is formed such that the inner diameter is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the drop bar. An annular locking groove is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the sliding contact member according to the size of the guide hole, and the sliding contact member is configured such that the locking groove is fitted into the edge of the guide hole. , Attached to the drop bar guide.

[0003]

In such a conventional drop bar guide, since a sliding member is attached to the edge of the guide hole, there is no backlash between the drop bar and the drop bar guide. Although it does not occur, the manufacture of the sliding contact member and its attachment are extremely complicated. In other words, the sliding contact member must be manufactured so that its inner diameter matches the outer diameter of the rod, and in addition, the locking groove formed on the outer peripheral surface must also be formed according to the size of the guide hole. Therefore, it is necessary to manufacture a dedicated sliding contact member in accordance with the shape of the dropper from France, and the manufacturing cost increases. Further, in order to attach the sliding contact member to the guide hole, one end of the sliding contact member must be deformed with a finger, and the sliding contact member must be inserted into the guide hole up to the position of the locking groove.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and can easily mount a sliding contact member and can easily manufacture the sliding contact member.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a drop bar guide of a lifting and lowering bracket capable of effectively preventing rattling of a drop bar, and a door body having the same.

[0005]

According to the present invention, a drop bar guide of a lifting / lowering metal fitting is inserted into an edge of a vertical frame of a door body, and is attached to an upper frame or a lower frame together with the vertical frame. The drop bar guide of the metal fitting has a guide portion for guiding the drop bar in the protruding direction, and a sliding member facing the guide portion and slidingly contacting the drop bar protruding preferentially on the guide surface of the guide portion. The member is formed of a resin sheet adhered so as to cover the guide portion , and a portion corresponding to the guide portion.
, The tip is cut out in a “V” shape and
Radial notch is formed around the valley of the notch
It is characterized by having been done.

According to this structure, the drop bar is held by the spring force of the sliding contact member so as not to contact the guide portion. Since the sliding contact member is made of a resin sheet, it can be easily attached to the guide portion by adhesion, sticking, or the like. Further, it can be easily processed into a shape for appropriately holding the drop bar. In addition, remove the
When mounted on the guide, multiple sliding members
And press it to split it into pieces (hereinafter referred to as "sliding pieces")
It will open and bend in accordance with the drop bar. For this reason,
The sliding contact piece presses the drop bar from the surroundings, and this is
And keep it from touching the guide surface. This allows
Movement of the drop bar in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the drop bar projects
Is regulated and rattling is prevented.

[0007]

[0008]

In this case, it is preferable that the sliding contact member is provided on the inner surface of the guide portion with respect to the projecting direction of the drop bar.

According to this structure, when the drop bar is mounted so as to protrude from the inside to the outside of the guide portion, the sliding contact piece follows the drop bar and receives the guide portion, so that it is inevitable from the inside to the outside. Bends. As a result, the sliding contact piece covers the edge of the guide portion and the guide surface, and is interposed in the gap between the drop bar and the guide portion. Therefore, it is possible to prevent rattling of the drop bar in the guide portion. it can.

[0011]

[0012]

[0013]

[0014]

A door according to the present invention is characterized in that
A drop bar guide for the above described drop-down fitting is provided.

[0016]

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring now to the accompanying drawings, a drop bar guide of a lifting and lowering bracket according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
For example, a case where the present invention is applied to a child door such as a double door will be described. As shown in the front and back views of the door in FIG. 1, the door 1 is configured by incorporating a main door 3 and a sub door 4 into a door frame 2, and the main door 3 and the sub door 4 have vertically long windows. 5 are provided. The parent door 3 and the child door 4 are each opened and closed in a hinged door format, and when each is closed, the child door 4 is closed.
Is a French drop 6 as a pair of upper and lower fittings
a, 6b locks the door frame 2 on the mating side,
The main door 3 is provided with a door lock (not shown) and a lock receiver 15 of the child door 4.
2 (see FIG. 2), it is locked to the child door 4. In the following description, the upper French drop 6a
Only the surroundings will be described, and the description of the lower French drop 6b having the same structure will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 2, both the vertical frame 7 and the upper frame 8 of the child door 4 are formed of a shape member.
Are connected by a so-called longitudinal connection. A window 7a into which the French drop 6a is inserted and a window 7b into which the receiving bracket 17 of the lock receiver 15 is inserted are provided on the mating end face of the vertical frame 7. A cover 14 which is flush with the mounting plate 13 of the French drop 6a and the lock receiving plate 16 of the lock receiver 15 is mounted on the mating end face of the vertical frame 7. The French drop 6a is built in the vertical frame 7 and has a drop bar 12 that moves up and down, a mechanism unit 10 that houses a slider (not shown) holding the lower end of the drop bar 12, and the like. And a lever 11 embedded in a concave portion on the surface of the mounting plate 13.
To attach the French drop 6a to the vertical stile 7, use the drop bar 1
2 and the mechanism unit 10 are put into the vertical frame 7 through the window 7a, and the mounting plate 13 is screwed to the mating end face of the vertical frame 7. Further, in order to attach the lock receiver 15 to the vertical frame 7, a receiving bracket 17 is provided between the space plate 18 and the lock receiver plate 16.
, And the receiving bracket 17 is inserted into the vertical frame 7 from the window 7b and screwed.

On the other hand, at the upper end of the vertical frame 7, an L-shaped drop is inserted into the fore edge to reinforce the upper end of the vertical frame 7 and to guide the drop bar 12 of the French drop 6a in the vertical direction. A rod guide 21 is attached. As shown in FIG. 3, the drop bar guide 21 is a steel drop bar guide including a guide piece 22 formed with a guide portion 22a formed of a through hole and a mounting piece 23 formed with a stupid hole 23a for a mounting screw. It is composed of a main body 24 and a resin sheet 25 adhered to one surface of the guide piece 22 so as to cover the guide portion 22a. The size of the guide portion 22a is formed such that the drop bar 12 of the French drop 6a can be loosely inserted.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the resin sheet 25. The resin sheet 25 is made of, for example, polyethylene, vinyl chloride, nylon, or the like. As shown in the figure, the tip (the upper part in FIG. 4) of a rectangular one is cut out in a V shape, and the valley of this notch is formed. 5 radially around the portion 26a
The cut 26 of the book is formed (hereinafter, cut 2).
The portion 27 where 6 is formed is referred to as a “cut portion”. Each of the adjacent cuts 26 forms an angle of about 45 degrees around the valley 26a, and the length from the valley 26a is slightly longer than the radius of the guide 22a. One surface of the resin sheet 25 is an adhesive surface. In order to prevent the resin sheet 25 from protruding from the leading edge of the guide piece 22, both sides of the leading edge of the resin sheet 25 are cut off more than the inclination of the chamfered portion of the guide piece 22. Then, the resin sheet 25 is formed such that the cut portion 27 covers the guide portion 22a, and the valley portion 26a substantially coincides with the center portion of the guide portion 22a. It is attached to one surface of the guide piece 22 which is on the inner side with respect to the protruding direction.

Next, a case where the child door 4 is locked by the French drop 6a will be described with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. 5 showing a locked state of the French drop 6a. French drop 6
In the state before the lock of a, the drop bar 12 is
, The tip of the drop bar 12 slightly protrudes from the guide portion 22a.

In this manner, the drop bar 12 is dropped from the drop bar guide 21.
When the French drop 6a is attached to the vertical frame 7, the drop rod 12 is approached from below toward the drop rod guide 21 attached to the upper part of the vertical frame 7, and the tip of the drop rod 12 is attached. Through the guide portion 22a. At this time,
The cut portion 27 of the resin sheet 25 is pushed open by the tip of the drop bar 12 so as to be divided into a wedge shape.
2, the guide portion 22a bends from the inside to the outside. Thus, the sliding contact piece 27a covers the inner edge of the guide portion 22a and the guide surface 22b, and is interposed between the drop bar 12 and the guide surface 22b.

When locking the French drop 6a,
The lever 11 of the French drop 6a shown in FIG. 2 is rotated downward. Thereby, the slider in the mechanism section 10 moves upward, and accordingly the drop bar 12 moves upward while sliding on the sliding contact piece 27a. Then, as shown in FIG.
2 is inserted into the drop pot 2a of the door frame 2 and the child door 4 is inserted.
Is locked to the door frame 2.

The shape of the guide portion of the drop bar guide 21 is not limited to the through hole, but may be a U-shaped notch as shown in FIG. 6, for example. This notch is preferably formed such that the opening of the notch faces in the direction in which the door 1 is found when the drop bar guide 21 is attached to the vertical frame 7 shown in FIG. Normally, when the door 1 rattles, it shakes in the expected direction. Therefore, if the drop bar 12 is sandwiched at least from the front and rear of the expected direction,
This is because rattling of the drop bar 12 can be suppressed. By sticking the resin sheet 25 on the inner surface of the guide portion 22c, the sliding contact piece 27a is interposed in the gap between the drop bar 12 and the guide surface 22b of the guide portion 22c. Become. In addition, in addition to the radial cut 26 of the resin sheet 25, a hole is formed at the center thereof, and when the drop bar 12 is inserted into the guide portion 22a, the sliding contact piece 2 is formed.
The shape of 7a may be substantially rectangular.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the resin stick (adhesive sheet) 25 having a simple structure in which the radial cuts 26 are formed is attached to the guide portions 22a (22c) to form the drop bar guide 21. Since the sliding contact piece 27a is interposed in the gap between the drop bar 12 and the guide surface 22b of the guide portion 22a (22c), it is possible to effectively prevent rattling of the drop bar 12 in the drop bar guide 21. Can be.
Further, the resin sheet 25 can be easily attached to an existing drop bar guide.

In this embodiment, the case where the resin sheet 25 is adhered to the inner surface of the guide portion 22a has been described, but the resin sheet 25 may be adhered to the outer surface of the guide portion 22a. . In this case, a resin sheet having a constant spring force is used, and the periphery of the drop bar 12 is pressed against the sliding contact piece 27a of the resin sheet 25 to form the drop bar 12.
Is held so as not to contact the guide surface 22b of the guide portion 22a. Thereby, the movement of the drop bar 12 in a direction orthogonal to the vertical movement direction of the drop bar 12 is restricted, and rattling can be prevented. In order to prevent the resin sheet 25 from peeling off from the guide portion 22a during the operation of the French dropper 6a, the resin sheet 25 may be fixed to the guide piece 22 with screws or the like.

Next, as a second embodiment of the present invention, a case where a resin sheet is bent and formed will be described with reference to FIGS. Drop bar guide 21 shown in FIG.
FIG. 8 shows a case where a through hole is formed as a guide portion, and a drop bar guide 21 shown in FIG. 8 shows a case where a U-shaped notch is formed. As shown in these figures, resin sheets 29, 30 having small holes formed at the centers of radial cuts
To the shapes of the guide portions 22a and 22c, and press-forming or the like to form a ring-shaped or U-shaped projection 29a, 30.
a is formed. Then, the protrusions 29a and 30a are inserted into the guides 22a and 22c, and
a, 22c. Thus, the resin sheets 29 and 30 are interposed in the gap between the drop bar 12 and the guide portions 22a and 22c, covering the edges of the guide portions 22a and 22c and the guide surface 22b.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the protruding portions 29a, 30a can be easily formed only by performing simple processing on the resin sheets 29, 30, and the resin sheets 29, 30 are inserted into the guide portions 22a, 22c. The rattling of the drop bar 12 can be prevented.

Next, as a third embodiment of the present invention, a case where a flexible foam sheet is used for the sliding contact member will be described with reference to FIG. This drop bar guide 21
The guide piece 22 is formed with a guide portion 22a formed of a through hole having a size that allows the drop bar 12 to be loosely inserted. The foam sheet 31 is made of, for example, a sponge sheet and has a small hole 31 having a diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the drop bar 12.
a is formed. And the small hole 31a is the guide part 2
2a so as to substantially coincide with the center of the foam sheet 3a.
1 is stuck on the inner surface of the guide portion 22a.

The guide portion 22a of the drop bar guide 21
When the drop rod 12 is inserted from below in the same manner as in the first embodiment, the edge of the small hole 31a is pushed into the guide portion 22a at the tip of the drop rod 12, and is curved following the drop rod 12. I do. Then, the small hole 31a is pushed open and expanded until the drop bar 12 becomes a size that can be inserted.
Is inserted through the guide portion 22a and the small hole 31a. As a result, the edge of the small hole 31a presses the drop bar 12 from the periphery, and covers the edge of the guide portion 22a and the guide surface 22b, and is interposed in the gap between the drop bar 12 and the guide surface.

As described above, in this embodiment, since the sheet-like foam sheet 31 is used as the sliding contact member, the foam sheet 31 can be easily attached to the guide portion 22a, and Drop bar 12
The rattling can be effectively prevented. Further, even when the foam sheet 31 is stuck on the outer surface of the guide portion 22a, the drop bar 12 is pressed against the edge of the small hole 31a,
Since the movement of the drop bar 12 in the direction perpendicular to the vertical movement direction of the drop bar 12 can be restricted, the rattling of the drop bar 12 can be similarly prevented.

Next, as a fourth embodiment of the present invention, a door in which the upper frame also serves as a drop bar guide will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in this figure, the fore edge of the upper frame 8 is formed in a downward U-shaped cross section, and a guide portion 8a formed of a through hole is formed on the upper surface. A resin sheet 25 in which radial cuts are formed from the inside of the upper frame 8 is attached to the guide portion 8a. The drop bar guide 40 thus configured is inserted into the vertical frame 7 from the notch 7c at the upper end of the vertical frame 7 to form a frame to form the child door 4 of the door. Thereby, the drop bar guide 40 formed directly on the upper frame 8 functions in the same manner as the drop bar guide 21 of the first embodiment. That is, when the French drop 6a is locked, the sliding contact piece 27a of the resin sheet 25 is interposed in the gap between the drop bar 12 that passes through the guide 8a and the guide surface of the guide 8a. In addition, the resin sheet 2
Instead of 5, the foam sheet according to the third embodiment may be used.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the rattling of the drop bar 12 in the drop bar guide 40 can be effectively prevented as in the first embodiment. Therefore, the number of parts can be reduced, and the drop bar guide 40 can be easily configured.

In the above embodiment, the drop bar guides provided on the door have been described. However, it goes without saying that these drop bar guides can also be applied to gates and the like.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the sliding contact member is formed in a sheet shape, the sliding contact member can be easily attached to the guide portion and can be easily manufactured. For this reason, the manufacturing cost of the sliding contact member can be reduced as compared with the related art. In addition, the sliding contact member can effectively prevent rattling of the drop bar in the guide portion.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front and back view of a door to which a drop bar guide of a metal fitting according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view around a drop bar guide of a lifting / lowering metal fitting.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a drop bar guide of a metal fitting.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a resin sheet.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a drop bar guide in a locked state.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a drop bar guide of another lifting / lowering metal fitting.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a drop bar guide of a lifting / lowering metal fitting according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a drop bar guide of another lifting / lowering fitting.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a drop bar guide of a lifting / lowering metal fitting according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing around a drop bar guide of a door having a drop bar guide of a lifting / lowering metal fitting according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

6a French drop, 7 vertical stile, 12 drop stick, 21
Drop bar guide, 22a guide portion, 22b guide surface, 2
5 resin sheet, 26 cuts, 31 foam sheet,
31a small hole

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] A guide for guiding a drop bar in a projecting direction in a drop bar guide of a lifting / lowering fitting inserted into a fore edge of a vertical frame of a door body and attached to an upper frame or a lower frame while being fastened together with the vertical frame. And a sliding member that faces the guide portion and slides against the drop bar that projects preferentially to the guide surface of the guide portion. The sliding member is attached so as to cover the guide portion. is constituted by been <br/> resin sheet, and to respond to the guide portion
When the tip is cut out in a “V” shape
Both have radial cuts centered on the notch valley
A drop bar guide for a drop metal fitting, which is formed . Wherein said sliding contact member is dropped rod guide raised off fitting as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that provided on the inner surface of the guide portion with respect to the projecting direction of the drop bar . 3. A door body provided with the drop bar guide of the metal fitting according to claim 1.